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SJP By Sarah Jessica Parker Shoe Store New York
If you’re like me and most of my girlfriends, then you probably love shoes and you probably also love watching re-runs of Sex and the City. So, of course I could not wait to visit Sarah Jessic Parker’s shoe store in New York. It’s called SJP By Sarah Jessica Parker and it’s in the West Village on Bleecker Street which is a “cool,” “hip” shopping street and neighbourhood. Also, it’s really close to Carrie’s stoop (i.e., the famous front steps to her apartment), as well as the now famous cupcake bakery – The Magnolia. The store is small and cute....
Casual Summer Day Dresses for New York
This year I did a summer girls trip to New York and the temperature was about 25 degrees Celsius every day, so it was perfect for summer dresses and the comfort of my Ankalia sandals. As always, I bought a lot of summer dresses there and my go to labels were Mango and Zara for everyday in-expensive dresses and one dress from Sandro Paris which was my one expensive designer dress. I also tried to pack sensibly so that I would have lots of suitcase space for shopping which meant I only packed three pairs of my Ankalia sandals. I...
Woodbury Common, New York
If you’re going to New York and you’re a shopper like me then I recommend you allocate enough time for an entire day at Woodbury Common which is a premium outlet centre. They claim to be the world’s most iconic outlet shopping destination and I think it’s very good. They have over 250 designers there and the ones I went to were: Prada, Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Sandro, Saint Laurent, Burberry, Moncler, Bogner, Zimmerman, Alexander McQueen, Ferragamo, and Polo Ralph Lauren. I also went to Adidas, Nike, Michael Kors, and a few cheapies as well. If you want to check...
Shoe Superstitions
Almost every time I make a new sandal design, I put the sandals on my kitchen bench and film and photograph them. However, yesterday a friend said to me “Is it bad luck to put your shoes on a bench or is it only bad luck to put them on a table?” Hmm! This obviously piqued my interest, so I Googled away. This is what I found: According to Wikipedia, there is a superstition that bad luck will come to a person who places shoes on a table (luckily, I put mine on my kitchen bench for filming, not my...
Camilla at Claremont Quarter
Have you seen the new Camilla store at Claremont Quarter? The fit-out is beautiful. In fact, I think it’s the best fit-out in all of Claremont Quarter. It’s very much inspired by the Amalfi Coast in Italy which is where I trained as a Sandal Artisan. And I must say that Camilla outfits are stunning paired with my sandal designs. It seems that the investment from Tattarang may have given Camilla a massive infusion of funds. Tattarang has confirmed an investment in Camilla Australia Pty Ltd (CAMILLA). The investment makes Tattarang a minority shareholder and it is believed the investment...
Saks Fifth Avenue 10022-SHOE
Do you believe that Saks Fifth Avenue’s shoe floor in New York has its own zip code? Well, it’s actually true, yes it does and it’s 10022-SHOE. The zip code was created from a one-off partnership between Saks and the United States Postal Service. Saks’ PR director at the time, Lesley Langsam Kennedy said, “It is a marketing strategy. We wanted the department to be a destination and that required a ZIP code. It’s the first time anyone has ever been given permission to do something like this.” On a recent girls’ trip to New York, we visited Saks on Fifth...